Tool-holding box.



G. H. BARTLETT.

TOOL HOLDING BOX.

. APPLICATION FILED MAR. 30, 1911.

Patented Apr. 23, 1912.

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Fatented Apr. 23, 1912.

Application filed March 80, 1911. Serial No. 617,981.

To all whom it may concern;

Be it known that I, GEORGE H. BARTLETT, a citizen of the United States, residing at New London, in the county of New London and State of Connecticut, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Tool- Holding Boxes; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in tool holding boxes and cases.

One object of the invention is to provide a box of this character having an improved construction and arrangement of graduated tool receiving pockets whereby bits or similar tools may be held in convenient position for the removal of any size tool desired.

Another objectis to provide a case of this character which will be simple, strong and durable in construction and which may be inexpensively manufactured.

WVith these and other objects in view the invention consists of certain novel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts as will be more fully described and particularly pointed out in the appended claim.

In the accompanying drawings: Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved tool holding box showing the cover partly open; Fig. 2 is a vertical longitudinal section showing the cover closed; Fig. 3 is a vertical cross section of the same; Fig. at is a per spective view of a modified form of the box showing the cover open; Fig. 5 is a vertical longitudinal section thereof; with the cover closed; Fig. 6 is a vertical cross section of the same; Fig. 7 is a perspective view of another modified form of the invention showing the cover open; Fig. 8 is a vertical longitudinal section with the cover closed; Fig. 9 is a cross sectional View of the same.

Referring more particularly to Figs. 1; 2 and 3 of the drawings, 1 denotes my improved box or case which may be of any suit-able size and shape and which comprises a bottom 2, sides 3, a rear end 4, a top 5 and a front end 6. The top 5 is divided transversely substantially midway between the ends into two sections. The rear sec tion of the top is rigidly secured to the sides and rear end Wall. The front section is hingedly connected to the inner end of the rear section whereby said front end section may be swung upwardly. The front end 6 is connected at its upper edge to the outer end of the front section of the top and is adapted to be swung upwardly with said end. The hinged front section of the top and the front end 6 when thus arranged form a cover or door for the box or case whereby the front portion of the same may be opened to facilitate the removal and in sertion of the tools into and from the box.

Arranged in the box between the opposite sides thereof and preferably formed integral therewith is a horizontal partition 7 in the opposite sides of which are formed a series of grooves or channels 8 which form pockets to receive the bits or other tools to be held by the box or case. The grooves or channels 8 are preferably graduated in size as shown to hold the different size of tools and the walls of the grooves or channels extend entirely to the inner surface of the bottom and top of the box as shown. It will be noted that the partition 7 terminates a short distance from the front end of the box and forms a space into which the ends of the tools project from the pockets so that the desired tool may be readily grasped and removed from the box.

Any suitable looking or fastening means may be employed for holding the cover of the box in closed position said fastening means being here shown as a hook 9 pivot ally secured to one side of the box and adapted to be hooked into engagement with a headed stud or similar form of keeper 10.

In Figs. 4, 5 and 6 of the drawings is shown a modified form of the box. In the form illustrated in these figures the general structure of the body port-ion 11 of the box is the same as that shown and described in the first three figures of the drawing and the construction and arrangement of the graduated grooves or channels 12 in the partition 13 are also the same. In this modified form of the invent-ion the entire top 14 is loose and is hingedly connected at one edge to the adjacent side of the box whereby said top may be swung upwardly as shown in Fig. 4- of the drawing. On one end of the top lt is secured the front end 15 of the box, said end being otherwise loose and adapted to be swung upwardly with the top piece 14 when the latter is open. The top let is provided with a headed stud and a fastening hook 16 is mounted on the side of the box and is adapted to engage said stud to secure the top in closed position.

In Figs. 7, 8 and 9 is shown another form of the invention. The form of the invention shown in these figures consists of a box comprising a bottom 17 a rear end piece 18, a front end piece 19 and a top piece 20. In the box is arranged a partition 21 which is provided on its opposite sides with longitudinally disposed graduated grooves or channels 22. The channels 22 on the lower side of the partition form only one-half of the pockets, the other half being formed by similar extending grooves 23 cut in the adjacent inner surface of the bot-tom of the box as shown. The grooves on the upper side of the partition 21 are of sufficient depth to receive the tools to be engaged therewith and the upper sides of said grooves or channels are closed by the flat inner surface of the top 20.

The top 20 is hingedly connected to one side of the box and is adapted to open in the same manner as the box shown in Figs. 4, 5 and (3 of the drawing. The front end piece 19 of the box is secured to the front edge of the top piece and opens therewith as shown. The top 20 is fastened in a closed position in the same manner as shown and described in connection with the other forms of the invention.

From the foregoing description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, the construction and operation of the invention will be readily understood Without requiring a more extended explanation.

Various changes in the form, proportion and the minor details of construction may be resorted to without departing from the principle or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention as defined in the appended claim.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is:

In a tool receptacle, the combination of an open-ended box, comprising a bottom provided with a flat inner surface, two side walls and an end wall carried by said bottom, a cover hinged to one of said side walls and provided with a flat inner surface, an end wall carried by said cover for closing the open end of said box, and a partition extending between the flat inner surfaces of said bottom and cover and provided along the entire length of its upper and lower faces with grooves of sufficient depth to inclose tools, said partition terminating at a space from the open end of said box, whereby the projecting ends of tools inclosed in the grooved lower face of said partition will rest on the flat inner surface of said bottom and be equally as accessible as the tools inclosed in the upper face of said partition upon opening of said hinged cover.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

GEORGE H. BARTLETT. WVit-nesses SARAH J. HAVEN, MARY J. CoMsTooK.

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